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I also think that Paul Ryan could have traded a moment of minor political upheaval for a lifetime of reputation as The Man Who Stood Up for Conservatism, and gained inmeasurably by it, and instead he shrugged and gave his endorsement like a good sheep.

Honestly though, I'm counting on total societal collapse related to global warming, mass social unrest, and nuclear conflicts over dwindling resources to ensure that my rotting corpse is left abandoned to be torn apart by wild, radiation-swollen animal-monsters.

So things are going well for me this election cycle.

I only wish you guys would survive long enough to realize the preppers were right.

tragabigzanda wrote:

McParadigm wrote:I also think that Paul Ryan could have traded a moment of minor political upheaval for a lifetime of reputation as The Man Who Stood Up for Conservatism, and gained inmeasurably by it, and instead he shrugged and gave his endorsement like a good sheep.

Yea, I think he really shot himself in the foot here. There's still time for him to backpedal, but not for much longer.

i don't think he'll backpedal

although Ryan likely despises Trump he will need to appeal to Trump's supporters for his own forthcoming failed presidential nomination

i hope that a few years from now we just look back at this for what it is - Trump's nomination is burst of maggots exploding from a dead animal's carcass and the marker post that a once live and functioning creature has disintegrated

years of hubris, manipulation, and lack of decency has left the republican party with a horde of incoherent feral animals to call their voter base

and it will lead to no organized political gains

but probably some stabbings or shootings

You don't often see a headline in the present-past perfect tense.

vote secured

Stickman wrote:Major companies decline to fund 2016 GOP convention

For those who are lazy like me.

Wells Fargo, UPS, Motorola, JPMorgan Chase, Ford and Walgreens all told Bloomberg they won’t sponsor this year’s convention, despite helping to fund the last GOP summit in 2012.

B wrote:

Stickman wrote:Major companies decline to fund 2016 GOP convention

For those who are lazy like me.

Wells Fargo, UPS, Motorola, JPMorgan Chase, Ford and Walgreens all told Bloomberg they won’t sponsor this year’s convention, despite helping to fund the last GOP summit in 2012.

Add Apple to the list.

The parties should be required to have the corporate sponsor logos plastered all over the arenas and anywhere you see the words "Democratic Party" or "Republican Party".

"And here is President Barack Obama to deliver the Frito Lay's keynote address. Frito Lays reminds you that it's not a party unless you have Frito Lays. The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama!!!!!!"

4/5 wrote:The parties should be required to have the corporate sponsor logos plastered all over the arenas and anywhere you see the words "Democratic Party" or "Republican Party".

"And here is President Barack Obama to deliver the Frito Lay's keynote address. Frito Lays reminds you that it's not a party unless you have Frito Lays. The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama!!!!!!"

That would be cool.



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The republicans had coverage from the house switched off?
Is that being reported?

The democrats say some stuff republicans don't like and they turn the cameras off? Hello Dangerous new precident.

dimejinky99 wrote:The republicans had coverage from the house switched off?
Is that being reported?

The democrats say some stuff republicans don't like and they turn the cameras off? Hello Dangerous new precident.

Considering that these are the same people who bitched and moaned bitterly for years that people were "unAmerican" for criticising GWB, and then proceeded to unleash a rash of shit on Obama for no reason at all, I don't take much stock in anything they say or do, or anyone who supports them.

dimejinky99 wrote:The republicans had coverage from the house switched off?
Is that being reported?

The democrats say some stuff republicans don't like and they turn the cameras off? Hello Dangerous new precident.

This is such big news to me and should be the headline. The NYTimes headline is: House Democrats Toss the Rule Book — but to What End?

CSPAN and major outlets resorting to a periscope feed. The media should be all over this.

Hatfield wrote:

dimejinky99 wrote:The republicans had coverage from the house switched off?
Is that being reported?

The democrats say some stuff republicans don't like and they turn the cameras off? Hello Dangerous new precident.

This is such big news to me and should be the headline. The NYTimes headline is: House Democrats Toss the Rule Book — but to What End?

CSPAN and major outlets resorting to a periscope feed. The media should be all over this.

Why?

Besides they left already.

I guess Maxine Waters wasn't serious when she said she'd stay "until hell freezes over". She lasted a day....

This was just a silly election-year publicity stunt.

Fuck You Jobu wrote: This was just a silly election-year publicity stunt.

John Lewis certainly did not begin this as a publicity stunt. And I do not believe it is. That said, this is the first time during Obama's time in office that I have seen (as far as I can remember) Democrats actually fight - real protest - for something they really believe in. The bills themselves are weak and probably symbolic at best, and the degree to which they are willing to fight is obviously not known yet. A one day sit-in will perk us up for a day or two... I've not had much confidence in the Democratic party for a long time, but if they continue to protest and earn a victory here, maybe it will inspire them to stop pointing fingers and take better action.

Rob wrote:

Fuck You Jobu wrote: This was just a silly election-year publicity stunt.

John Lewis certainly did not begin this as a publicity stunt. And I do not believe it is. That said, this is the first time during Obama's time in office that I have seen (as far as I can remember) Democrats actually fight - real protest - for something they really believe in. The bills themselves are weak and probably symbolic at best, and the degree to which they are willing to fight is obviously not known yet. A one day sit-in will perk us up for a day or two... I've not had much confidence in the Democratic party for a long time, but if they continue to protest and earn a victory here, maybe it will inspire them to stop pointing fingers and take better action.

Of course it's a publicity stunt. Look no further than Waters statement - "until hell freezes over (or a day, whichever comes first)." Nothing will come out of this - your own comment on the bills reflects this. "Symbolic".

This is 1st class election-year pandering.